Hindustan Zinc, a Vedanta group company in zinc – lead and silver business was awarded with “Platts Industry Leadership for Base Metals Award 2015” in a glittering event organized by Platts in London.

The award was received by Deepak Kumar from Vedanta’s London office on behalf of Hindustan Zinc.

This award recognizes base metals companies that have weathered the ups and downs by taking action to improve efficiency, tailor their output to meet demand, and focus on core strengths. Judges identified winners based on right decisions about investment, growth prospects and diversity in preparation for opportunities ahead. It also included Financial Results, Innovation, Product Quality, Safety and Strategic Vision.

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